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Synopsis

In this gripping political thriller based on the 1977 novel by Howard Kaplan, veteran agent Ari Ben-Sion (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors, Match Point) is assigned by the Mossad to go undercover and smuggle a chemical weapons scientist and his family out of Syria. Within days, however, the mission falls apart and with the help of a deep cover agent code-named “The Angel,” Ari learns that he’s a pawn in a much larger plan. Also starring Olivia Thirlby (Juno) and John Hurt in his last film.

Cast

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers
  • Olivia Thirlby
  • John Hurt
  • Navid Negahban
  • Tsahi Halevi
  • Jürgen Prochnow
  • Igal Naor
  • Wolf Kahler
  • Selva Rasalingam
  • Neta Riskin

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Metacritic

40
Aug 14, 2018

The twist ending is muddled, and has a rather bland and emollient equivalence between intelligence agencies.

Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
50
Jul 19, 2018

The serviceable but astonishingly generic Damascus Cover features the usual political-thriller tropes — tough but haunted protagonist, zigzag of foreign locales, rival spies, arcane twists, shifting allegiances, wedged-in romance — without adding much that feels unique or exciting.

Metacritic review by Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times